Lord Emsworth Acts for the Best
Lord Emsworth Acts for the Best is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in 1927. The story follows the misadventures of Lord Emsworth, a bumbling aristocrat and amateur detective, as he tries to solve a mystery involving a stolen pearl necklace. Along the way, he becomes embroiled in a series of absurd and hilarious situations, including a confrontation with a gang of thieves, a romantic entanglement with a beautiful woman, and a showdown with his nemesis, the cunning and ruthless Sir Gregory Parsloe. Can I help you with something else?
By P. G. Wodehouse · First published 1935 · Genre: Humor, Fiction, Adventure · 7,916 words
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The housekeeper's room at Blandings Castle, G. H. Q. of the domestic staff that ministered to the needs of that amiable but woollen-headed peer, the Earl of Emsworth, was in normal circumstances a pleasant and cheerful apartment. It caught the afternoon sun; and the paper which covered its walls had been conceived in a jovial spirit by someone who held that the human eye, resting on ninety-seven simultaneous pink birds perched upon ninety-seven blue rosebushes, could not but be agreeably stimulated and refreshed. Yet, with the entry of Beach, the butler, it was as though there had crept into its atmosphere a chill dreariness; and Mrs. Twemlow, the housekeeper, laying down her knitting, gazed at him in alarm.
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Lord Emsworth Acts for the Best is listed on Textopian as a novella by P. G. Wodehouse, dated 1935 CE.
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- Work type: Novella
- Author: P. G. Wodehouse
- Date: 1935 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Humor, Fiction, Adventure
- Length: 7,916 words
- Structure: 1 section, 272 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Humor — The book, like most Wodehouse novels, is characterized by a light-hearted tone and comedic situations.
- Fiction — Wodehouse's work falls into the broad category of fiction, as it is a work of prose based on imaginative creation rather than fact.
- Adventure — There are numerous escapades and adventure elements throughout the book, as with other entries in the Blandings Castle series.
Tags
comedy · humor · British literature · satire · nobility · country life · eccentric characters · lighthearted · romance · social class · misunderstandings · witty dialogue